The best wines of Mosel

Discover the best wines of Mosel as well as the best winemakers of Mosel and estates of Mosel to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Mosel and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Mosel by region

Looking for a good wine of Mosel among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Mosel. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Mosel with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Mosel

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Mosel

Red wines from the region of Mosel go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of trofie ( pasta ) paradiso, veal paupiettes with onions and tomatoes or pork stew with bacon and cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Mosel

On the nose the red wine of the region of Mosel. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Mosel. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Mosel

  • 2006With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.01/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Mosel

  • Pinot Noir
  • Dornfelder
  • Spätburgunder
  • Cabernet Dorsa
  • Blaufränkisch
  • Blauer Portugieser

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Mosel

A wine route planned in the region of Mosel? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Mosel.

Discovering the wine region of Mosel

Mosel is the most famous of Germany's 13 official wine regions, and also the third largest in terms of production. As with many German regions, it is most aasociated with a range of wine styles made from the Riesling grape variety, but Müller-Thurgau is also widely planted. The best Mosel Riesling wines are some of the finest whites in the world. Light and low in Alcohol, they can be intensely fragrant with beguiling Floral">floral and Mineral notes, and a wonderful Balance of sweetness and Acidity.

The region follows the path of the Mosel river from its confluence with the Rhine river near Koblenz, upstream and south-west to Germany's border with Luxembourg and France. This region also includes the Saar and Ruwer tributaries, and was formerly known as Mosel-Saar-Ruwer until August 2007, when the name was officially shortened to Mosel. Some of the famous wine villages along the valley include Bernkastel, Brauneberg, Erden, Graach and Piesport, to name but five. Furthermore, the region boasts some of the finest and most picturesque Vineyards in Europe.

The Romans planted the first vineyards along the Mosel river and the city of Trier around the second century. Today, this region is known for its steep slopes overlooking the rivers, on which the vineyards are planted. Bremmer Calmont, located in the town of Bremm, has an incline of up to 68°. It has often been cited as the steepest vineyard site in the world, though the Engelsfelden vineyard in the Bühler Valley (Bühlertal) in the Baden region is documented at 75°.

Great white wines of Mosel

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Mosel

White wines from the region of Mosel go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of endive frichti, sea sauerkraut with white wine or royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez).

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Mosel

On the nose the white wine of the region of Mosel. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, vegetal or slate and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Mosel. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Mosel

  • 1985With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 1983With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.40/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Mosel

  • Riesling

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Mosel

A wine route planned in the region of Mosel? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Mosel.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sparkling wines of Mosel

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Mosel

Sparkling wines from the region of Mosel go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of blue cord, salmon in bellevue or lamb kebab.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Mosel

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Mosel. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Mosel

  • 1900With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Mosel

  • Riesling
  • Elbling

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Mosel

A wine route planned in the region of Mosel? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Mosel.

The word of the wine: Piqué

Altered wine characterized by a vinegar smell.

Great pink wines of Mosel

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Mosel

Pink wines from the region of Mosel go well with generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, beef or lamb such as recipes of summer tuna quiche, savoyard matafans or bitumen leg of lamb.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Mosel

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Mosel. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, citrus fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Mosel

  • 2019With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.65/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Mosel

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir
  • Garnacha
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Elbling

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Mosel

A wine route planned in the region of Mosel? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Mosel.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Great sweet wines of Mosel

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Mosel

Sweet wines from the region of Mosel go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed), parillade of fish and seafood or lentil soup with carrots and coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Mosel

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Mosel. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, citrus fruit or lychee and sometimes also flavors of oil, non oak or earth. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Mosel. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Mosel

  • 1993With an average score of 4.52/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1979With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.49/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.40/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Mosel

  • Riesling

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Mosel

A wine route planned in the region of Mosel? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Mosel.

The word of the wine: Roundup

Woody part of the grape bunch to which the berries are attached.

Great natural sweet wines of Mosel

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Mosel

Natural sweet wines from the region of Mosel go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

News from the vineyard of Mosel

Group of winegrowers seeks UNESCO recognition for ungrafted vines

The Francs de Pied (Ungrafted Vines) group, which last met two weeks ago at Pasquet’s Liber Pater winery in the Graves, consists of a growing circle of vignerons who work with ungrafted vineyards planted to native varieties. The list includes Francs de Pied president Loïc Pasquet himself, vice-president Egon Müller (Mosel), and secretary Andrea Polidoro of Cupano (Montalcino) and Contrada Contro (Marche); as well as Gocha Chkhaidze of leading Georgian winery, Askaneli; Thibault Liger-Belair (Bur ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘The gifts of Bacchus hold our gaze like a procession’

Do growers make wine – or do markets? Growers, of course. Yet markets define the scope of the grower’s creative efforts by what they reward or sanction. When markets are neglectful and unresponsive, there’s little the grower can do but conform. It’s a problem the world over. Here’s an example. The river Moselle/Mosel rises to the wet west of the Vosges mountains, then curves in a long green arc heading north through Epinal, Metz and (along the left bank) Luxembourg’s Grand Duchy, turning east at ...

Decanter magazine latest issue: February 2022

Inside the February 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES: Wines of the Year An extraordinary tasting, our best ever, of 126 wines put forward by Decanter’s experts and staff, resulted in these 51 top-scorers Your choice: why you bought that wine But was it really? Rolfe Hanson uncovers a host of decision makers involved in you picking that one bottle Burgundy 2020: vintage report Charles Curtis MW on the standout wines of this exceptional if hot year Producer profile: Château-Grillet Matt ...

Discover other regions and appellation of Mosel

A wine route in the region of Mosel ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages

  • Alken
  • Ayl
  • Bekond
  • Bernkastel
  • Bernkastel-kues
  • Brauneberg
  • Briedel
  • Bullay
  • Burg
  • Burgen
  • Burgen b bernkastel
  • Cochem
  • Edenkoben
  • Ediger-eller
  • Ellenz-poltersdorf
  • Erden
  • Ernst
  • Franklin park
  • Kanzem
  • Kanzem an der saar
  • Klotten bei cochem
  • Kobern-gondorf
  • Koblenz
  • Konz
  • Konz filzen
  • Konz-krettnach
  • Kröv
  • Köwerich
  • Leiwen
  • Lieser
  • Lieser/mosel
  • Longuich
  • Lösnich
  • Maring-noviand
  • Mehring
  • Minheim
  • Minheim/mosel
  • Monzel
  • Mosel-saar-ruwer
  • Müden